Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Portuguese term or phrase:
saber apanhar
English translation:
can take the heat
Portuguese term
Brazil
saber apanhar
Como traduzir o "saber apanhar" nessa frase:
"Diz-se do bom boxeador, que é aquele que “sabe apanhar”, e não aquele que sabe bater"
Obrigada! Aguardo sugestões!
Apr 23, 2014 11:13: airmailrpl Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
Brazil
Technical - Fast - good price - accurate
Native in: English (Variant: US) 
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Works in: English to Portuguese, Portuguese to English, English, and 1 more.
can take the heat
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T o b i a s
: Colloquial, good.
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Mario Freitas
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Ana Azevedo
: According to <http://forum.wordreference.com/threads/take-a-hit-or-take-th...>: "Take the heat" comes from a different metaphor and slighty differs in meaning though I suppose you could think of "the heat" as a specific "hit".
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Accuracy and A1 presentation
Native in: Hungarian , English (Variant: US)
Works in: English to Portuguese, Portuguese to English, Hungarian to English, and 13 more.
to know how to take the blows
Brazil
Making connections with Portuguese words
Native in: Portuguese (Variant: Brazilian) 
Works in: English to Portuguese, Spanish to Portuguese, Portuguese
to know how to take punches
To become godlike in your ability TO TAKE PUNCHES, you will have to spend numerous defensive drills to increase your ability to take a punch.
Portuguese to English, English to Portug
Native in: English
Works in: Portuguese to English, English to Portuguese
who rolls with the punches
Re: "roll with the punches" Posted by Smokey Stover on July 13, 2005 In Reply to: "Roll with the punches" posted by Mikko on July 13, 2005 : What does "roll with the punches" precisely mean? Any suggestions for origin? : Thanks, : Mikko The Oxford
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Richard Purdom
: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nc-Pa3n654Q
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Mario Freitas
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Filmmaker & Translator EN>PT
Native in: Portuguese (Variant: Brazilian)
Works in: Portuguese to English, English to Portuguese
Discussion
Re: "roll with the punches"
Posted by Smokey Stover on July 13, 2005
In Reply to: "Roll with the punches" posted by Mikko on July 13, 2005
: What does "roll with the punches" precisely mean? Any suggestions for origin?
: Thanks,
: Mikko
The Oxford English Dictionary offers this: "f. to roll with the punches (and varr.), of a boxer: to move the body away from the opponent's blows in order to lessen their impact; fig., to adapt oneself to difficult circumstances, take troubles in one's stride. [early citations:]
[1941 F. GILMORE Push Yourself iv. 27 In boxing it is called 'rolling the punch' when a boxer, not having time to avoid being hit, deliberately moves with the punch when it hits him.] 1951 J. J. WALSH Boxing Simplified viii. 32 In an actual bout he will not have so much time to roll with the blow." The suggestion that a boxer may lessen the impact of a blow by moving backwards, by beginning to revolve, or by rotating his head as the blow falls, is physics. It is also a useful metaphor in numerous situations that are not pugilistic, unless you wish to extend the metaphor, and so is used widely in a figurative sense. SS